ABU DHABI (UAE):
Royal Challengers Bangalore
(RCB) pacer
Mohammed Siraj on Wednesday created history as he became the first bowler to bowl two maiden overs in an
Indian Premier League (IPL) match.
Siraj achieved the feat against
Kolkata Knight Riders
(KKR) at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium in Abu Dhabi. KKR won the toss and opted to bat first against RCB.
Siraj was seen at his best as his first two overs conceded no runs and he also ended up taking the wickets of Rahul Tripathi and Nitish Rana.
KKR witnessed a horrid start as the side was reduced to 14/4 as Shubman Gill, Nitish Rana, Rahul Tripathi, and Tom Banton all recorded single-digit scores.
KKR made two changes to their playing XI for the match against RCB as the side brought in Tom Banton and Prasidh Krishna in place of Andre Russell and Shivam Mavi.
On the other hand, RCB made one change to their playing XI from the last match against Rajasthan Royals. The Virat Kohli-led side brought in Mohammad Siraj in place of Shahbaz Ahmed.
KKR (Playing XI): Shubman Gill, Rahul Tripathi, Nitish Rana, Eoin Morgan, Dinesh Karthik, Tom Banton, Pat Cummins, Lockie Ferguson, Kuldeep Yadav,
Varun Chakravarthy
, Prasidh Krishna.
RCB (Playing XI): Aaron Finch, Devdutt Padikkal,
Virat Kohli (c),
AB de Villiers, Gurkeerat Singh, Washington Sundar, Chris Morris, Isuru Udana, Mohammad Siraj, Navdeep Saini, Yuzvendra Chahal.